Free and open to the public | Registration required 

Join us for Reflecting Forward: Learning from American Art Reinstallations, a public symposium exploring how museum reinstallation projects in partnership with Indigenous communities can create lasting change in American art scholarship, exhibitions, and collection stewardship. 

This daylong event will bring together scholars, educators, and artists for thought-provoking discussions on collaborative approaches to reinterpreting collections and reshaping institutional policies. Through panel conversations and artist perspectives, we will examine the impact of Indigenous knowledge and leadership in shaping the future of museum practice. 

Event Schedule 

9:30 AM | Check-in & Coffee 
Enjoy refreshments and settle in before the program begins. 

10:00 AM | Artist Perspectives 
Moderated by Ramey Mize, Associate Curator of American Art.

• Jared Lank

• Nolan Altvater

• Maya Tihtiyas Attean 

• Lokotah Sanborn 

11:15 AM | Break 

11:30 AM | From Advisory to Policy 
Moderated by Theresa Secord.

• Theresa Secord 

• Sarah Sockbeson

• Chris Newell 

• Anna Tsouhlarakis 

12:45 PM | Lunch Break (provided for all attendees) 

2:00 PM | Resources and Stewardship 
Moderated by Gabriel Frey.

• Gabriel Frey 

• Mali Obomsawin 

• Isaac St. John 

• Shane Perley-Dutcher 

3:15 PM | Closing & Departure 

Registration 

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Registration includes all three panels.

For more information or to RSVP by phone, contact (207) 775-6148.

Installation view, Passages in American Art, Portland Museum of Art, Maine, 2022

The program is made possible through the generosity of the Terra Foundation for American Art